4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 garthicus (2358) - Dublin, IRELAND - OCT 28, 2009
With great thanks to Blankboy a nice 2005B bottle. Jet black body with a chocolate mousse head. Beautiful. Aroma: Delicious fudge with chocolate, malt, creamy, slight alcohol, nutty and a smashing maltiness too. Flavour: Wow, bitter nuts, hops, malt, a lot of dryness and a bitter cream finish. Lovely.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 jgb9348 (4025) - Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA - SEP 5, 2009
Perhaps 2007 Vintage, Showing 7.9% abv:
As soon as opening the bottle, a ton of carbonation comes out - fills the glass with head. Deep pitch black coloured body with a dense large brown coloured head. Aroma of grapes, yeast, bread, chocolate, cherries and a bit of a lactic character. Full-bodied; Assertive fake sugar flavour up front with a cherry and grape sweetness, fading to a creamy and almost milky taste. Aftertaste shows some alcohol, a ton of yeast and a lot of roasty flavours - but the coffee and chocolate comes out the most. Overall, a good and strong imperial stout - but perhaps a bit too sweet and yeastie for me. I sampled this 341 mL bottle purchased from Depanneur Peluso (Bonisoir) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 09-April-2009, sampled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 05-September-2009.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 lushawn (2712) - Massachusetts, USA - SEP 5, 2009
bottle from glouglouburp. Thanks again Dany, i’ve been really happy with all these Canadian biers. pours black with a tiny tan had that dissaptes quickly. leaves a tan ring around the edge of the glass and some galaxy looking designs on top of the beer. nice. aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, black licorice, molasses fo sho. flavor is bitter sweet chocolate and coffee concation. nice body. coats the mouth. dry finish or maybe i’m just a little high. Legit city
3.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 probstblueribbon (2418) - Nepean, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 3, 2009
341 ml bottle, on sale at Marche Jovi, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. Can’t be sure, but suspect this is from 2006.
App.: Deep brown-black and a decent mocha head.
Aroma: Lots of delicious black licorice and molasses, some dark chocolate and coconut/vanilla, light tang, milk chocolate, very rich and inviting.
Palate: Medium+ body, moderately soft effervescence.
Flav.: Unfortunately, this must be past its prime, there is a little of the nose, but lots of tangy organic acids have taken over, still a bit of molasses and licorice, but the more inviting chocolate and vanilla notes are gone; dry with a good deal of unpleasant sourness and a touch bitterness.
I certainly have to get some fresh product.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20 robinvboyer (2592) - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 2, 2009
Oh my god I could smell this all day! Cocoa, coconut, licorice, brownies, and some roasted choc malt. Incredible! The flavout is thick and satisfying, just an overload of roasted sweet buttery chocolate notes! Wow the look of this beer also rivals any American impy stout. Honestly I never thought an 8% impy would live up to the hype but man it sure does!
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 minch25 (575) - Medford, Massachusetts, USA - SEP 2, 2009
Black; big brown tan head. Quite sweet aroma - chocolate, coconut, licorice?; rather exotic, I can’t say I ever smelled an imperial stout like this. Flavor follows aroma. Higher than usual carbonation; some foam in the mouth. Tasty, interesting, would be better with the carbonation toned down a little.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 blutt59 (5714) - Dallas, Texas, USA - AUG 31, 2009
bottle,via trade with glouglouburp, black walnut color with creamy brown foam, aromas of roasted marshmailows and chocolate, flavors are burnt coffee, roast malts, dark chocolate, bright carbonation, wonderful beer
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Miksu (4570) - Jyväskylä, FINLAND - AUG 15, 2009
0.34 l bottle at PBF, 7.9 %. Black color with fizzy very dark head (like rust). Thick sweetish, roasty and warming aroma with coffee, smoke and plum. Dry roasty, coffeish and charcoaly flavor. Too fizzy. Good aroma but the flavor is too acrid, feels like licking an ashtray.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 sayravai (4654) - Helsinki, FINLAND - JUL 4, 2009
(Bottled, 7.9% ABV) Almost black in color, with a largeish, chocolate-brown head, that fades very quickly. Aroma of licorice, roasted malt, and hints of alcohol. Very roasty, way too burned flavor with some acidity and quite high bitterness. Medium body, medium carbonation. A potent drink spoiled with too much burned maltiness. Probably better after a few years in the cellar.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 oh6gdx (18799) - Vasa, FINLAND - JUL 4, 2009
Bottled. Pitchblack colour, mediumsized brown creamy head. Aroma is roasted malts, some slight coffee and mild notes of wood. Flavour is roasted malts, some sour wood, dark dry fruityness, mild coffeeish acidicness. Not very impressed with the flavour. Roasted and some sourish wooden notes in the aftertaste. Spritzy carbonation.
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